The Toronto Maple Leafs have four undrafted WHLers attending their development camps:
Tag: John Ludvig
Johnny Ludvig: A future bright enough for sunscreen and sunglasses
Originally posted June 24, 2019. “With the 69th pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, the Florida Panthers select Johnny Ludvig of the Portland Winterhawks in the WHL.” Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 is a day Johnny Ludvig will never forget. The 2000-born defenseman from Kamloops, British Columbia, heard his name called […]
John Ludvig selected in third round by Florida
(Vancouver, BC) Portland Winterhawks defenseman John Ludvig was selected in the third round, 69th overall, by the Florida Panthers. He becomes the 31st Winterhawk selected in the NHL Draft since 2010. The six-foot-zero 196 pound defenseman was in his second year of eligibility after not being selected in 2018. A […]
Off-season outlook: Portland Winterhawks
This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Two score first WHL goal; JAD scores 100th
Evans and Kodak score first goals RYKER EVANS!!!! You’ll never forget that one, his first career @TheWHL goal is the OT Winner in Red Deer tonight!#JoinTheRegiment pic.twitter.com/N4PZZ9eS6e — Regina Pats (@WHLPats) February 9, 2019 Regina Pats defenceman Ryker Evans scored his first WHL goal in overtime to give the Pats the 3-2 […]
Winterhawks start off the weekend with 4-1 win over Thunderbirds
(Kent, WA) On a snowy Friday evening in the Pacific Northwest, the Portland Winterhawks (33-15-3-2) traveled north to square off with the Seattle Thunderbirds (20-26-4-1). Joachim Blichfeld and John Ludvig scored in the first period pacing the Winterhawks to a 4-1 victory. Portland Winterhawks Head Coach Mike Johnston spoke after […]
Portland Winterhawks first half summary
The Portland Winterhawks’ 68-game schedule is half complete, and I’ve taken a glance at the numbers to spot anything which catches my eye. My goal is to provide information beyond what someone could quickly view on the season statistics page. For this report I only included active roster skaters. Any […]
Stankowski and Malm power Hitmen by Winterhawks 3-2
The Calgary Hitmen (9-13-2-0) are currently on their U.S. Division road trip and were looking for a strong defensive performance after losing to the Portland Winterhawks (13-8-0-2) the last two seasons by a combined score 16-5. The Hitmen received such a performance both by their 18-year-old goalie Carl Stankowski as […]
John Ludvig relishing top-four role for Winterhawks
Portland Winterhawks defenseman John Ludvig, an 18-year-old from Kamloops, has improved year-after-year after playing in Junior B two years ago to now playing top-four minutes with the Winterhawks this season. Ludvig is a player who so far has flown under the radar during his hockey career. He went undrafted in […]
Jared Freadrich Makes Immediate Impact in Portland
Jared Freadrich was acquired by the Portland Winterhawks during the Bantam Draft in May to provide veteran leadership and impact the Winterhawks power play this year. The Winterhawks are five games into their season. Freadrich already has seven points (1G, 6A) and all have come via the power play. Suffice […]
